20 June 2024

Satellite Images Show Aftermath of Hit on Russian Airfield Hosting Su-34s

Jordan King

Satellite cameras showed the before and after pictures of an airfield reportedly stuck by Ukrainian forces.

In a post shared by open-source intelligence analyst Brady Africk, the Morozovsk air base in Russia can be seen pictured on June 4. It has its roof and runway intact, with several planes parked outside of it. However, on June 14, the roof is seemingly smashed in, with major damage to the runway, and no plane can be seen outside it.

Ukraine's defense intelligence chief Kyrylo Budanov said that his forces used at least 70 drones to strike the air base on the night of June 13 to 14. He told The War Zone Project that the operation was launched from Ukraine, using Ukrainian Dragon and Splash drones.

The Russian Ministry of Defence also reported a major Ukrainian drone attack that night, but it said its air defense forces intercepted and destroyed 87 drones in total. Newsweek has been unable to verify these figures,

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